Monica Niculescu vs Virginie Razzano — Beijing Round of 16

Beijing · WTA · Round of 16
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2011
hard
FRA
Virginie Razzano
43 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWL
Niculescu M.
4-6 6-1 6-2
Razzano V.
Niculescu M.
4662
Razzano V.
6121

Monica Niculescu defeated Virginie Razzano 4-6 6-1 6-2 in the Beijing round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Virginie Razzano came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Virginie Razzano in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-01-04AucklandR32hardVirginie Razzano7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Razzano V.

Razzano V.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Niculescu M.Razzano V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 104). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Razzano V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
45
Break points saved·Dominant
14
60
Break points won·Slight edge
84
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
40
60

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 17%

Draw

Final
Radwanska A.
Petkovic A.
7-50-66-4
Semi-finals
Radwanska A.
Pennetta F.
6-26-4
Petkovic A.
Niculescu M.
6-26-0
Quarter-finals
Radwanska A.
Ivanovic A.
6-33-2
Petkovic A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-37-62
Pennetta F.
Wozniacki C.
3-66-07-62
Niculescu M.
Kirilenko M.
3-66-36-4
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Azarenka V.
W/O
Petkovic A.
Bartoli M.
4-66-47-5
Kirilenko M.
Paszek T.
6-16-2
Niculescu M.
Razzano V.
4-66-16-2
Wozniacki C.
Kanepi K.
6-37-63
Pennetta F.
Cibulkova D.
6-14-66-4
Ivanovic A.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Arvidsson S.
6-46-2
R32
Zvonareva V.
Koukalova K.
6-34-66-2
Bartoli M.
Mchale C.
6-26-1
Kanepi K.
Lisicki S.
W/O
Azarenka V.
Hercog P.
7-686-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-26-3
Petkovic A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-46-4
Niculescu M.
Scheepers C.
6-26-1
Razzano V.
Vinci R.
7-676-0
Paszek T.
Cetkovska P.
1-66-46-2
Kirilenko M.
Stosur S.
7-51-67-5
Arvidsson S.
Kvitova P.
7-664-66-3
Radwanska A.
Zheng J.
6-16-4
Ivanovic A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-3
Cibulkova D.
Schiavone F.
6-26-2
Pennetta F.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-1
Wozniacki C.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-3
R64
Lisicki S.
Begu I.
6-20-0
Martinez Sanchez M.
Peer S.
6-17-5
Bartoli M.
Benesova I.
3-66-47-5
Kuznetsova S.
Dulgheru A.
6-24-1
Arvidsson S.
Bondarenko A.
6-25-77-5
Gajdosova J.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-0
Kanepi K.
Zheng S.
6-06-3
Pennetta F.
Peng S.
7-667-5
Hercog P.
Robson L.
6-46-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Strycova B.
7-56-4
Petkovic A.
Safarova L.
7-656-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Makarova K.
7-56-1
Mchale C.
Morita A.
6-20-66-3
Niculescu M.
Li N.
6-46-0
Scheepers C.
Hu Y.
6-05-76-0
Razzano V.
Dulko G.
6-26-3
Paszek T.
Jankovic J.
7-56-4
Vinci R.
Marino R.
6-46-3
Hantuchova D.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-2
Ivanovic A.
Date Krumm K.
6-16-1
Koukalova K.
Petrova N.
6-36-736-1
Schiavone F.
Jovanovski B.
6-16-3
Cibulkova D.
Zhang S.
6-06-2
Zheng J.
Brianti A.
4-66-17-5
Stosur S.
Pironkova T.
6-46-0
Kirilenko M.
Goerges J.
7-696-3
Cetkovska P.
Errani S.
4-67-656-4
Wozniacki C.
Hradecka L.
3-66-07-5